To determine the cost of a laptop, the seller considers the brand of the laptop, the tax rate, and the memory size. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
A. Cost of a laptop
B. Tax rate
C. Memory size
D. Brand of the laptop
A dependent variable is one that depends on the independent variable. An independent variable is one that when changed result in a change of another variable.
In this problem, if we change the brand of laptop, tax rate, and memory size, the price of the laptop changes. Thus, the cost of the laptop is the dependent variable.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: Which of the following is the median of the date set below? 3, -5, 9, -1, 0
A. 9
B. -5
C. -1
D. 0
Answer Explanation
The median of a data set is a number that falls in the middle of the data set. To find the median, the numbers in the data set are arranged from the smallest to the largest. In the given data set, the organized arrangement is:
-5, -1, 0, 3, 9
There are five elements in the data set, and the median falls in the third position from either side. Thus, 0 falls in the third position.
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Q #2: A child has a bottle full of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are twice as many quarters as pennies, three times as many as nickels as pennies, and six times as many dimes as nickels. How many more dimes does the child have than quarters?
A. 10 times as many
B. 5 times as many
C. 6 times as many
D. 9 times as many
Answer Explanation
In this task, we use the relation from the given scenario to compare the number of dimes to quarters.
If we let p be number of pennies in the bottle. Then,
Number of quarters in the bottle = 2p
Number of nickels in the bottle = 3p
Number of dimes in the bottle =6(3p)=18p
Now relating dimes to quarters, we have
Thus, there are 9 times as many dimes as quarters in the box.
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Q #3: A bag contains six green balls, eight red balls, and three yellow balls. If one ball is randomly selected from the ball, which of the following is the probability that the ball is green?
A. 10/17
B. 3/17
C. 2/17
D. 6/17
Answer Explanation
The probability of finding a green ball is given by
Total number of balls in the bag=6+8+3=17 balls
Therefore, the probability of drawing a green ball from the bag containing 17 balls is 6/17.
